Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailPolice emergency call workers say they are being threatened with court action after being accidentally overpaid by nearly £1million. A computer blunder meant some 500 staff handling 999 calls received £976,574 more than they should have done between 2013 and last year. Workers say they never noticed the overpayments because their wages varied depending on shift patterns. But they claim they have been warned they face County Court Judgements if they fail to give the cash back. (Image: Getty Images Europe)Workers say the new system could not calculate the correct amounts for part-time workers, whose rates changed for weekends and nights.

Source: Daily Mirror January 13, 2018 20:03 UTC